Century Media Records have announced that the Legendary Seattle rockers, QUEENSRŸCHE released Ad Lucem, their ‘mini movie’ with the tracks, “Spore”, “Midnight Lullaby”, “A World Without” and “X2″ providing the score to the 10-plus minute story.

Check it out here:

The film was created by Veva Entertainment Co. with director Daniel Andres Gomez Bagby and producer Marco De Molina and was filmed last month on location at Central City Stages in Los Angeles.

When asked about the concept of the songs and video, vocalist, Todd LaTorre went on to say this: “The overall theme of the song Spore is one that deals with personal demons, relationship struggles, career pressures, personal/professional morals and ethical dilemmas. These are issues we all face on some level and the video touches upon them all. Midnight Lullaby/A World Without deals with the loss of a mother during childbirth, leaving a father as a single parent and struggling to move forward through the turmoil. X2, though it opens up our album, provides for a nice outro to it all. The end result is a roller coaster of emotion in an effort to find a healthy resolve. Given our history, we feel that this multifaceted conceptual video, along with a great cast of actors to suit, will really resonate with our fans.”

QUEENSRŸCHE first burst onto the music scene in 1982 with the release of their self-titled 4 song EP “Queensrÿche”. They very quickly gained international recognition and performed to sold out audiences around the world. With the follow up first full-length album “The Warning” in 1984, and the ground breaking 1986 release of “Rage For Order”, QUEENSRŸCHE continued to prove their worldwide dominance as one of the most respected and creative bands of the 80’s. In 1988 the band turned out yet another monumental album “Operation: Mindcrime”, which would go on to become one of the TOP 10 best-selling concepts records of all time, and set the stage for continued sold out performances around the world. With the release of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful “Empire” in 1991, the band earned multiple Grammy Award nominations and won the MTV “viewer’s choice” award for the #1 chart topping hit “Silent Lucidity”. During the next ten years, the band continued to release albums and tour the world to sold-out audiences. QUEENSRŸCHE has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and have continued to break new ground and push their creative process.

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton and vocalist Geoff Tate, who are embroiled in a lawsuit which puts them on opposing sides in a battle over the rights to the group’s name, recently gave separate interviews to Guitar World magazine about the ongoing court case and their plans for the future.

Tate and his wife, Susan, QUEENSRŸCHE‘s former manager, filed a lawsuit in June 2012 asking the judge to award them the rights to the band’s name in exchange for Tate paying Eddie Jackson (bass), Michael Wilton and Scott Rockenfield (drums) the fair market value for their interests in the QUEENSRŸCHE companies. Wilton, Rockenfield and Jackson filed a countersuit against the Tates in which they accused Geoff of creative obstruction and violent behavior, and Susan Tate of questionable business practices.

On Tate‘s belief that the lawsuit comes down to one thing — money:

Tate: “This is all about getting rid of somebody so that there would be more money to split between a fewer amount of people. QUEENSRŸCHE is and was an incredibly successful business entity worldwide. And to completely dismantle it is an act of foolishness.”

On how the court case will play out in January:

Tate: “It’s a corporate dispute. And the judge will decide on the value of the brand and the corporation. There’s a formula to figure that out. It’s not about a moral thing or anything like that. It’s just a simple case of dollar exchange.”

On other members of QUEENSRŸCHE‘s claim that Tate refused to play much of the band’s classic material in concert and was responsible for the ill-fated 2010 Queensrÿche Cabaret tour and using outside co-writers, producers and musicians to make the “Operation: Mindcrime II”, “American Soldier” and “Dedicated To Chaos” albums:

Wilton: “As an artist, as a guitar player, it’s not too much fun when your parts are being replaced or you don’t even know if they’re going to make the CD of the band you’ve been with for 30 years. It’s a little disheartening, to say the least.”

On Tate‘s claim that bandmates made little to no effort to participate creatively in QUEENSRŸCHE‘s projects:

Tate: “There was me writing and coming up with directions and ideas and concepts, and then the other guys were contributing performances in the studio. So we had to find other people to work with us in order to make a record and make things happen.”

On how the band’s morale has changed since Wilton, Jackson, Rockenfield and guitarist Parker Lundgren joined forces with former CRIMSON GLORY singer Todd La Torre:

Wilton: “We’re firing on all cylinders now. Because our surroundings and the way things are being run are conducive [to writing songs]. When it’s just a one-person dictatorship and it’s, ‘Well, if I don’t like this song, it’s not gonna be on the record, and I’m not going to sing anyone else’s lyrics,’ it’s just not healthy.

“[While writing music for the new album] we wanted to bring back some of that magic we had in the first decade and a half of this band. The album was a complete collaboration of all the members, and I think we were on 10 as far as the energy and creativity went. It’s just like any gang or company: if everybody’s happy, you’re going to get a better product in the end.”

On the incident in Sao Paulo, Brazil when Tate allegedly assaulted his bandmates and the subsequent appearances at the M3 Rock and at the Rocklahoma festival, where the singer told the audience, “You guys suck”:

Wilton: “There was a lot of tension in the band at that time, and the turning point obviously was when we did those shows and things just kind of blew up. The Brazil assault, the Rocklahoma situation — it just got worse and worse and worse.

“We just said, ‘Wow, we can’t go on like this. Is this how we’re gonna live? Do we have to hire extra security? Do we have to stay in our little area on the stage?’ It just wasn’t working. You don’t even know. The stress it puts on you, the stress it puts on your family, the stress it puts on your fans… It was unbearable.”

On the future of QUEENSRŸCHE:

Wilton: “We try not to be lawyers or anything, but we feel strongly about what we have on our side. But the law, especially in the state of Washington — my gosh, who knows? It’s all determined by the person wearing the black robe. And that’s scary. But the outcome will be what it will be. And then everybody will just have to deal with it.”

Tate: “I don’t know what the future holds, and I don’t know if I want to know. At the end of the day this isn’t going to stop me from making music. It isn’t going to stop me from touring and playing shows. But I don’t think you can sit and stew on it all. It’ll drive you crazy. You just have to put your boots on and start stomping around. Get back into it. Don’t sweat the small stuff, because it’s all small stuff, really.”

Legendary Seattle rockers, QUEENSRŸCHE are almost done with their ‘mini movie’ including tracks from their current self-titled album. The tracks, “Spore” “Midnight Lullaby” “A World Without” and “X2″ provide the score to a 10 minute story, dubbed “QUEENSRŸCHE: Ad Lucem” to be released later this year.

Check out the behind the scenes documentary here:

The film was created by Veva Entertainment Co. with director Daniel Andres Gomez Bagby and producer Marco De Molina and was filmed last month on location at Central City Stages in Los Angeles.

On November 7 at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach, California, the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE will acoustically perform the entire setlist that was played by the original band during their 1992 “MTV Unplugged” show. They will also perform other QUEENSRŸCHE hits and favorites.

“Frequency Unknown”, the new album from the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, sold around 5,500 copies in its first week of release in the United States to land at position No. 82 on The Billboard 200 chart. Issued on April 23, the CD was produced by Jason Slater at a studio in Northern California.

As a special teaser for the European tour the band released a video for the album track ‘Redemption’ with scenes from the studio recordings and first US shows with Todd La Torre:

Queensrÿche recently filmed a mini movie to the tracks, ‘Spore’, ‘Midnight Lullaby’ and ‘A World Without’. The three tracks will provide the score to a 10-plus minute story, dubbed Queensrÿche: Ad Lucem. The movie was filmed by director, Daniel Andres Gomez Bagby with producer, Marco De Molina on location at Central City Stages last month.

Todd La Torre, vocalist for Queensrÿche has issued the following statement: “We decided to take a different approach with this video, which is comprised of three pieces of music from our latest self-titled release, Queensrÿche. It’s a conceptual mini-movie music video that invites the audience to scratch beneath the surface a bit, rather than the usual “chewed food” that so many are used to being fed. We really wanted to deviate from a performance type of video so the music and story-line could be the main focus.”

La Torre also adds, “The overall theme of the song ‘Spore’ is one that deals with personal demons, relationship struggles, career pressures, personal/professional morals and ethical dilemmas. These are issues we all face on some level and the video touches upon them all. ‘Midnight Lullaby’/’A World Without’ deals with the loss of a mother during childbirth, leaving a father as a single parent and struggling to move forward through the turmoil. The end result is a roller coaster of emotion in an effort to find a healthy resolve. Given our history, we feel that this multifaceted conceptual video, along with a great cast of actors to suit, will really resonate with our fans.”

According to an update from QUEENSRŸCHE, their October 15th show in Glasgow, Scotland at the Garage has been cancelled “Due to circumstances beyond our control. We are very saddened and hope to play Glasgow in the future.”

As a special teaser for the European tour the band released a video for the album track ‘Redemption’ with scenes from the studio recordings and first US shows with Todd La Torre:

Queensrÿche recently filmed a mini movie to the tracks, ‘Spore’, ‘Midnight Lullaby’ and ‘A World Without’. The three tracks will provide the score to a 10-plus minute story, dubbed Queensrÿche: Ad Lucem. The movie was filmed by director, Daniel Andres Gomez Bagby with producer, Marco De Molina on location at Central City Stages last month.

Todd La Torre, vocalist for Queensrÿche has issued the following statement: “We decided to take a different approach with this video, which is comprised of three pieces of music from our latest self-titled release, Queensrÿche. It’s a conceptual mini-movie music video that invites the audience to scratch beneath the surface a bit, rather than the usual “chewed food” that so many are used to being fed. We really wanted to deviate from a performance type of video so the music and story-line could be the main focus.”

La Torre also adds, “The overall theme of the song ‘Spore’ is one that deals with personal demons, relationship struggles, career pressures, personal/professional morals and ethical dilemmas. These are issues we all face on some level and the video touches upon them all. ‘Midnight Lullaby’/’A World Without’ deals with the loss of a mother during childbirth, leaving a father as a single parent and struggling to move forward through the turmoil. The end result is a roller coaster of emotion in an effort to find a healthy resolve. Given our history, we feel that this multifaceted conceptual video, along with a great cast of actors to suit, will really resonate with our fans.”

According to Century Media Records, After the release of their self-titled album in June, legendary Seattle rockers QUEENSRYCHE will be back on tour in Europe presenting the latest addition to the bands multi-platinum musical catalog and their new frontman Todd La Torre live to their European fans. Queensryche was mixed and mastered by famed QUEENSRYCHE producer James Jimbo Barton who is known for working on the bands classics Operation: Mindcrime and Empire. The album marks the debut of the lineup comprised of Todd La Torre (Vocals), Michael Wilton (Guitars), Parker Lundgren (Guitars), Eddie Jackson (Bass) and Scott Rockenfield (Drums).

As a special teaser for the upcoming European tour the band just finished a video for the album track Redemption with scenes from the studio recordings and first US shows with Todd. The video can be watched here: www.progrockmag.com

As previously announced, the band also recently filmed a mini movie to the tracks, Spore Midnight Lullaby and A World Without. The three tracks will provide the score to a 10-plus minute story, dubbed Queensryche: Ad Lucem. The movie was filmed by director Daniel Andres Gomez Bagby with producer Marco De Molina and will be released later this year.